Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Minister GL Peiris has urged the Muslim community in Sri Lanka to desist from internationalising the issue, during a meeting with the Muslim Council of Sri Lanka.
Speaking on behalf of the government, the minister is said that the Aluthgama violence was unfortunate and “vested interests” are attempting to blow it out of proportion, Colombo Gazette reported.
“He stressed the need to work together as Sri Lankans while explaining the danger of internationalizing the incident that could have similar repercussions as that of the Tamil people and TNA who sought to internationalise their cause,” the MCSL quoted the minister as saying.